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MAD MAN

Author: Viv_Writes.
last update publish date: 2026-03-10 14:50:13

RACHEL

“Uhm…” I stammered. Any dump person can see that this surface-level invitation has something deeper to it, and I'm honestly not ready to be in the middle of whatever games he's playing at.

“I think that’s enough, Dad.” Jae finally cut in, lightly grabbing my shoulders as if steadying me. “Can you adults excuse us now?”

His father frowned slightly. “Alright. I get it. We’ll let you two be.” He turned to me. “Please think about my offer, Rachel. I’d be happy if you do.”

I forced a smile an
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    THANEI had no damn idea where the car was taking me. All I knew was I slammed my foot on the gas and sped down the road, that same heat still burning in my chest. I didn’t bother wiping the sweat trickling from my forehead down the side of my face. My grip tightened around the wheel harder.Why was I this mad… and this hurt?It felt like one of them was killing me more than the other, but I couldn’t even tell which. Was it the anger that none of this made sense, or the fact that the pieces were starting to fit together in my head? I was with her that night. Ciara died in my fucking arms. And Pops was out of town when it happened. The only thing that never made sense was how that man wrapped up the whole investigation without even trying to find the bastard who killed his own daughter.Simon Adams never backed down from a case. But this one? He shut it down without blinking and his damn excuse was because of the scandal.That morning he said it… it’s still fresh in my head. Just like

  • ACHING MY STEP BROTHER    SHOULDN'T BE HERE

    THANEToday couldn’t get any worse than dealing with several kinds of shit all at once. It was already hell facing Rachel after messing up big time and doing that unforgivable thing to Sarah.I should have fucking kept my shit together, even if it felt out of my control. Sometimes it just gets so messy, and it becomes damn near impossible to think straight… unless I end up ruining everything. Except this time, it shouldn’t have been Sarah.Yet Rachel still managed to care about me like I didn’t just knock her mum out because I couldn’t pull myself together.I fucking hated myself for it, but the most painful part was how much Shorty trusted me. I saw it in the way she looked at me when she told me to answer that call. I was supposed to tell her the truth back there.But… I couldn’t.I would’ve had to tell her some fucked-up things she shouldn’t be mixed up in. Especially not about Molly. She’d see I wasn’t just the bad-boy Thane who’s half messed up and charming when he wants to be, o

  • ACHING MY STEP BROTHER    HADN'T LOOKED

    RACHELTEN MINUTES EARLIERI’ve never been more scared in my life. Looking at Mum that way, without having any idea what was going through her mind, felt more terrifying than those other times when I knew I’d done something wrong and she’d be mad about it.Even though it was just five minutes ago, my body still felt like it was vibrating from the shock.To be honest, my mum would never even think about something that messed up, and Thane still managed to sound natural while talking to her. Thanks to him, I’d probably end up stammering every time I tried to talk now.I walked out of the bathroom and collapsed onto the bed, wondering how on earth I was supposed to talk Jay into convincing his dad about the whole writing thing.Sure, I’m very much into it, but I don’t really have a solid reason why I didn't want to. Just… a feeling I can’t fully explain.If I’m being honest, I don’t like Mayor Han. He looks like the kind of person who’d lead you to success, but make you bow and lick his

  • ACHING MY STEP BROTHER    DARK PLACE

    THANEI blanked out for a second, just staring.Then Sarah’s face twisted into a frown as her eyes shifted over my shoulder to Rachel behind me, who looked just as shocked, if not even more.“Uh… hi, Sarah,” I managed, sounding almost too cheerful for the kind of shock I haven't recovered from.Although Sarah still looked confused, the frown stayed. It wasn’t like she saw anything obvious, but Rachel’s hair looked like she’d just gone ten rounds in a boxing ring. And those swollen lips… yeah, I wasn’t even going to pretend I hadn’t had something to do with that.Still, I doubted Sarah’s wildest imagination would go there. At least, not with me and her daughter.She exhaled slowly, her gaze moving between Rachel and me again. I kept my face neutral.“Don’t ‘hi’ me, Thane,” she finally said, her tone firm like a mother scolding a five year old kid. “You’re already in big trouble with your dad, and I’d advise you to hurry up and meet the cab guy downstairs.”I exhaled. “Gosh… I’m so sorr

  • ACHING MY STEP BROTHER    LET IT WAIT

    THANEI practically rolled out of bed, grabbing my boxers from the edge. “I’m late,” I said, heading for my phone on the table.Rachel’s eyes followed me. “Late? You didn’t mention you were going anywhere. Can I ask where that might be?”Right. For one stupid second, I completely forgot everything that led to us being here. Spending one beautiful moment with her didn’t erase the shit waiting for me outside this room. The thought of being away from her for a week was already driving me crazy, but what terrified me more was the look on Rachel’s face the moment I said, “Italy.”I picked up my phone and turned to see her already sitting up in bed. “Milan, precisely.” I added.“Wow. Fuck.” She let out a dry scoff, a frown quickly forming on her forehead.I pretended I didn’t notice her eyes burning into me from the bed. I didn’t look up, I just scrolled through my call logs.Exactly. It was Pops.A fresh wave of anger surged through me as I remembered what happened in his office barely thi

  • ACHING MY STEP BROTHER    FLIGHT

    THANEI’m this close to Rachel. Those dreamy blue eyes locked into mine like they were digging through every damn emotion sitting there. Honestly, I almost wished she could read me, so she could see how hard I was fighting myself, how selfish I kept telling myself this felt.I still had unfinished business with Wendy's case and Pops. And I knew doing this with Rachel right now broke every excuse I’d been hiding behind. Every lie I told myself about not hurting her in the end.But hell… resisting those lips? It was so fucking Impossible for me.“What’s with the pause?” she asked. “Don’t tell me you don’t have a condom.”“What?” I blinked, dragged straight out of my head. Of all the things, that’s what she went with? Suddenly, Suddenly, I was snapped out of my haze, instantly puzzled by her unfiltered outburst. Like seriously? This girl just mentioned a condom like it was something she was used to.She looked genuinely confused, brows drawn together, and it threw me off more than it sho

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